What Can I Do For You?

What is this feeling?

-Months Later-

Ugh I can't wait to get home so I can play more with Ouma and all his friends...

It was strange the bonds you can make with people you never met before and probably never will in real life, it's really nice knowing people can have those sorts of friendships...

But...would they still by my friends...if they knew about my prosthetics...? Probably not, who would want to be friends with a freak like me...still...it's nice hoping maybe they aren't like the people here.

I got inside and quickly did my homework before logging on, I could already see Ouma was also online as he messaged me.

UltimateSupremePantaLord: Hi Kiiboy! Want to chat?

KiiboTheRobot: Sure

-UltimateSupremePantaLord has requested a call-

I clicked accept with my controller and adjusted my headphones.

"Hi Kiibo!" Ouma called and I smiled "hi Ouma, so your the only one on today?"

"Yeah, Saihara is driving up to visit his parents tomorrow so he has to pack, and everyone else also had plans"

"Aw that's to bad" I said "so did you have any? I hope I am not getting in the way of anything"

"Nope your not! I was getting bored actually before you went online *yawn*"

"Oh is it late over there?" I asked, Ouma and the rest of them lived far away from me.

"Yeah but I don't care, I got Panta for that" Ouma said cheerfully and I raised an eyebrow and asked "what's Panta?"

Ouma didn't respond and his avatar froze, "Ouma? Hello? Are you there?" I asked confused.

"You...you don't know...what Panta is..?" Ouma asked in a serious tone which caught me completly off guard "I don't, should I? I am pretty confused right now" I said.

"Panta is the most amazing drink in the whole entire world!" Ouma screamed loudly causing my ears to hurt "ouch! Ok I get it please turn down the volume" I asked.

"WAIT! DOES THAT MEAN YOUR COUNTRY DOESN'T HAVE PANTA?! WHAT KIND OF MESSED UP WORLD DO YOU LIVE IN?!" Ouma screamed even louder causing me to turn down the volume.

"Ouma please stop before my ears bleed, but yes I don't think we have Panta here sorry" I apologized.

Can't believe he is freaking out over a drink...actually wait I can.. it's Ouma.

"I swear Kiibo if we ever met in real life I am buying you Panta-" Ouma started and I randomly and out of control shouted "NO WE CAN'T!"

Ouma paused for a second "uh...why can't we meet in real life Kiibo?" Oh Atua what have I done...? Oh no I just made things awkward...

"I-I it's because it's not safe to meet someone you met online in real life heh..." I replied and Ouma immediately responded "that's a lie, what is it really Kiibo? Come on tell me!" Ouma begged like a child.

"FREAK! Look at him he doesn't even have hands what a weirdo!"

"YOUR A MONSTER!"

"Hah he doesn't have a soulmate! Who would even want to be near someone like him?"

"Stay away from me you weirdo!"

"I hear that boy has prosthetics...best stay away from him"

"Oh that boy? He's no one"

"He doesn't belong here."

I covered my head with my hands and held back tears. No...no he can't know...otherwise I will be all alone again...no one else cares about me except Dad and he is barely ever around! I...I don't want to be alone...not anymore...

"I have to go" I said quickly "Kiibo wait-!" Ouma tried to say but I cut off the chat and quickly logged off and turned off the game.

I'm sorry...Ouma...I...I just don't want my only friend to leave me to...

I went upstairs to my room and sighed. Maybe I should have told him the truth...what if he had accepeted them...? No...no he wouldn't...who would ever like someone like me...
No one ever will and I know that.

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So why does my heart skip a beat when I talk to him?